Just after entering Mexico I take in the car José, Blanca and the little four-month-old José Luiz. The renting contract of the car states that the insurance does not cover any other persone than me. But says also that the insurance is not valid in Mexico (it does not say…

"Thursday 22nd, about ten on the clock in the morning, the thundering noise began again; the oldest men declared, they never heard the like; and, indeed, it was very alarming: we were in expectation every morning of some dire calamity."[1] It is not the Doomsday – it is the Vesuvius,…

NB Click on the picture to enlarge. After two months travelling North and South in the Brazilian inland I will take a break. Will go to Marino, who lives at Canoa Quebrada, Ceará. Everything has its price, even low-budget flight. You have to sell your time. Then I'll take off…

Murals are modern frescos, but not all the towns seem to appreciate this artistic expression. Early April 2006, the minister for Social Development announced that £1 million (€1.5 million) would have been allocated to erase the murals, at least the most aggressive. If they will ever begin the job, it…